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Autumn will be the start of a busy season for me, so late summer is a great time to get plans into place.  Autumn brings with it more art events and fairs and an increase in customers wanting […]
After what seemed like the longest wettest August ever, and I think stats have confirmed the latter, we’ve now headed into a hot spell and are likely to set a record for the hottest August ever too.  I […]

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A little place called Whaley Bridge and its residents are on my mind at the moment.  I’ve followed the story since news first broke of the potential breach in the Toddbrook Dam and the risk of lives to […]
Life’s been pretty manic since about April when all my Uni deadlines started to hit.  Graduation seems a little flat.  It seems strange that my part time college life has ended (for now) – it’ll be Sept/Oct time […]
Being self employed is a bumpy ride at times. I love the flexibility in lifestyle it offers, but its a lifestyle choice and part of that is sometimes having to make choices about where I spend money – […]

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It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to new starts, new goals and new aspirations.  An exciting time when we start a new diary or journal, that fresh clean crisp new page where the future can […]

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Of course you have a plan for Christmas, for most that will be a roast turkey and a day spent with loved ones, family or friends. Image copyright Carolyn Trafford 2018 But it’s a stressful time.  I’m busy, […]

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We live in a stressful world, you’re busy, I’m busy, yet how often do you say “Yes” to someone when you really wanted to say “No”?   It’s so easy to say ‘Yes’ it slips off the tongue and […]

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My final year of my Art Foundation Degree has just started it’s going to be a big big year.  It takes up about a day and a half on campus and perhaps the same amount of time in […]

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Do you remember those days?  You could just get a scrap of paper and some crayons and draw magical pictures or make up worlds in your head.  There was no right or wrong…..   …. you just let […]